Combination hand fan



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COMBINATION HAND FAN Filed Dec. 16, 1927 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented May21, 1929.

UNITED STATES SAVERIO MINUNNO, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBINATION HAND F N.

Application filed December 16, 1927. serial No. 240,491.

This invention relates preferably but not necessarily to a handdevice'which includes a vanity case and a lip stick holder, the devicebeing provided with a fan and a motor for operating it. Some of thefeatures of the invention are applicable to the construction shownanddescribed in my Patent No. 1,632,- 556, dated June 14, 1927.

Anobject of the invention is to provide a motor operated hand fan withconvenient means for winding up the motor, which means is of extremesimplicity and is so constructed and arranged that the user of the fanmay graspthe handle with the fingers of one hand and wind up the motorby the use of the thumb of the said hand, so that only one hand is,ifiecessary in order to support and operate the These being among theobjects of the present invention, the same consists of certain featuresof construction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter describedand then claimed with reference to the accompanying drawingsillustrating a preferred and a modified form of the invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the device,'withthe fan blades inusing position,

taken on the line 11, Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1;

. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the motor casing showingmoreparticularly the preferred arrangement .of the train of gears,the vanitycase or receptacle being here removed for the sake of cle'arness;

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the stop means for automatically holding thefan blades in using position, and I Fig. 5 is a section of a modifiedform in which a vanity receptacle or case is employed to wind up themotor.

- Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive the improved combination deviceincludes a casing or frame 10 which is preferably cylindrical inshape'and encloses a suitable train of gears 11 which are mounted on theback plate 12 of the fan motor. A driven shaft 13 of the motor extendsthrough the front of the casing 10 and on it are mounted the fan blades14, 15 and 16, preferably three in number, but the num ber may bevaried. The fan blades are preferably mounted upon a sleeve 13 which maybe suitably held rigidly on the driven shaft 13. One of the fan blades14 is provided with a stop shoulder 17 and that fan blade is rigidlyfixed tothe sleeve 13 while the other fan blades '15, 16 are pivoted onthe sleeve.

The fan blades 15, 16 are provided with abutting shoulders 18, 19,respectively, which are adapted to come in contact with the stop 17 whenthe motor is operating the shoulders 18, 19 being held against the stop17 by centrifugal action. A central shaft 20 is fixed 1n the casing 10in a suitable'mannerand on it is mountedthe hub 21 of one of the gearsofthe train. A spring'barrel 22 encloses the coiled winding spring 23which is fixed at one endto the barrel and'at the other end to the hub21. The outer wall of the spring barrel 22 takes tg'liie form of aratchet wheel 24 having teeth An operating'lever 26 is pivoted at itsinner end upon the stationary shaft 20, it being c011- fined thereon asby a retaining pin 27. At a point within the casing 10 there is securedto the manually operable lever 26 a spring pawl '26, the toe of which isadaptedto positively engage the teeth 25 of the ratchet so as torotatethe ratchet when the lever 26 is oscillated. The lever 26 projects aslight distance beyond the periphery of the casing 10 and is providedwith a button or knob 28 which is adapted to beengaged by the thumb ofthe operator. The major portion of the lever oscillates within thecasing lO, and the short outer end thereof extends througha curved slot29 in the wall of the casing, so that the lever may be oscillatedwithout interference. The length of the lever is preferablybut a littlelonger than the distance between the shaft20and the periphery of thecasing and the lever operates concentrically with the easing. I A pullspring 30 is secured at one end to the back plate 12 and at its otherend to an offset portion 30 of the leverso that normally the lever ispulled towards one end of the slot 29, the offset portion 30 beingpulled into engagement with astop 32 projecting from the back plate 12.Extending in the same direction as the'pawl 26 there is a spring detent31; which is fixed to the back "plate 12, its free end entering behindthe shoulders of the ratchet teeth as theratchet is turned, so as toprevent backward rotation of the ratchet. I

As shown more clearly in Fig. 2 a cylindrical flange 33 is adapted tofrictionally seat in a rabbet groove 34: of the casing 10, that is,there is a snap fit. The flange 33' may be considered to be a partofthewallof thecasing, although in reality it is a projecting V which alsomay contain a powder puff 39.

It will be seen that the vanity case or 'recep-' tacle is ofapproximately the diameter ofthe casing 10 and does not objectionablyprotrude therefrom or interfere with the motor. Its lines blend with thecasing lOso that a combined motor casing 10 and vanity case are providedwith harmonious proportions and design. In the organized device thefanwill be located at the front ofthe casing and the vanity case orreceptacle at the back of the casing, with the, motor mechanism betweenthem and hidden from view. I

The face plate 40 of the motor is secured tothe casing 10 in anydesirable removable manner and is provided with a lateral ear ll locatedadjacent a hole 1O in the casing and to the car 41 is rigidly securedtheinner end of a handle 42 which projects through the opening 10, so asto be in convenient position for grasping by the hand.

It will be seen that when the fingers of one hand are used to grasp thehandle 4-2, the thumb of'that hand will be in position to convenientlypress upon the button 28 at the outer end of the lever 26, and that asthe lever is oscillated, the button 28 will move concentric with theperiphery of the casing in both its forward and backward movements.Normally the manual lever 26 extends laterally away from the aXis of thehandle at an angle of somewhat less than ninety degrees, so that thebutton 28 will be normally positioned conveniently for engagement by thethumb, as only a short por tion of the lever 26 projects from the casing10 so that the lever is not atall obtrusive in appearance. Referringmore particularly to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the handle 42 isprovided with a longitudinal recess t3, the outer end of the wall ofwhich is provided with a screw thread 44. The hollow handle is adaptedto contain a holder 45 for a lip stick 46, and the holder is providedwith a screw thread 47 to'engage the thread 44 so that the lip stick maybe conveniently removed from the handle or replaced. Vfhen replaced itis entirely within the handle, exceptfor a milled head 48 which abutsthe outer end of the handle when the lip stick holder is properlyinserted into the handle.

It will be seen that by reason of the preferred combination of parts ahand fan is provided which will recommend itselfto females, inasmuch asit supports in convenient posit-ion a vanity case and a lip stick, andit is not necessary to discontinue the intermittent winding up of themotor of the fan in order to gain access to the contents of the vanitycase and to the lip stick.

In Fig. 5 a modification is illustrated, wherein instead of a vanitycase which is fixed positively to the casing of the motor, a vanity'case19 is provided which has a circular flange 50 which fits loosely yetsnugly within the flange of the motor casing, thereby permitting thevanity case 49 to be rotated when it is grasped by one hand, the otherhand in that case taking hold of the handle of the fan. In order tooperate the motor by rotating the vanity case, the inner wall of withthe ratchet of the motor, so that it is only necessary to turn thevanity case instead of engagingthe teeth. of the ratchet.

The other features maybe the same, that is ,thesame is connected bysuitable screws 51 ble to more or less modification, andI do not limitmyself in this respect, except as defined in the appended claims. 7 WhatI claim, is: 1. A device of the class described, comprising incombination, a frame or casing, a spring motor mounted therein, a fandriven by the driven shaft of the motor, a ratchet wheel and detent forwindingup and restraining the spring, a mounting shaft on whichthe'ratchet wheel is mounted to turn,

a thumb-lever pivoted on the mounting shaft and provided with a pawl forengaging the ratchet teeth to wind the spring, a handle on the frame,and stop means for normally positioning the lever laterally of thehandle for depressment of the lever by the thumb while the other fingersgrasp the handle.

' 2'. A device of the class described,comprising in combination, a frameor casing, a motor mounted therein and having a Winding spring, a fandriven by the driven shaft of the motor, a ratchet wheel and detent forwinding up and restraining the spring, a fixed shaft on which theratchet wheel is mounted to turn, a thumb-lever pivoted on the fixedshaft and provided with a pawl for engaging the ratchet teethto wind thespring, a handle on the frame, and stop means for normally positioningthe lever laterally of thehandle for depressment ofthe lever by thethumb while the other lingers grasp the handle,.the lever beingrelatively short with respect to the handle and positioned near theinner end of the handle, and but slightly longer than the distance fromthe fixed shaft to the wall of the frame.

3. A device of the class described, comprising in combination, a frameor casing, a motor mounted therein and having a winding spring, a fandriven by the driven shaft of the motor, a ratchet wheel and detentfor'winding up and restrainin the spring, a fixed shaft on which therate et wheel is mounted to turn, a thumb-lever pivoted on the saidshaft and provided with a pawl for en%aging the ratchet teeth to windthe spring, a andle 0n the I frame, the thumb-lever projecting slightlfrom the frame and havlng a button or nob on its free outer end, aspring for liftin the lever upwardly away from the hand e, and stopmeans for'positioning the 10 lever normally awa from the handle for depressment of the utton and lever by the thumb While handle. 3

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